Project Manager

Posted 20 September 2024
LocationNorthampton
Job type Permanent - Full Time
Discipline Finance
Reference019885
Job FunctionFinance
Contact NameKat Monks
Expiry date 10 November 2024

Job description

Why Greencore?

We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.

What you'll be doing

We are looking for someone who can design, direct and monitor a series of projects to deliver each of the agreed objectives which supports the attainment of the business strategy

  • Lead end-to-end project and change implementations within well- defined timelines and budget
  • Create and deliver strategic project objectives to support the implementation and embedding of improved business processes and practices
  • Deploy the change control procedure to ensure that project deliverables are completed within a planned cost, timescale and resource budgets, and appropriately authorised
  • Plan, direct and co-ordinate activities to manage major changes and/or new concepts
  • Formulate commercially viable approaches and co-ordinate post launch project activities, ensuring budgets and timescales are met
  • Provide scrutiny and challenge across all projects ensuring alignment with wider policies and strategic initiatives
  • Deploy a structured and considered plan to ensure that all stakeholders are informed and engaged
  • Managing critical paths for all projects to ensure timely delivery

What we’re looking for

  • Has experience of project management with supporting knowledge of project techniques, with a recognised project delivery method such as PMI/PRINCE2
  • Is an experienced user of Microsoft Project (or equivalent programme)
  • Has demonstratable risk management experience
  • Has experience with contract management
  • These may be trained or developed. These do not all need to be in place at recruitment.

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

  • Competitive salary and job-related benefits
  • Car Allowance
  • 25 days holiday
  • Pension up to 8% matched
  • Company share save scheme